Ciara Ní É
Ciara Ní É | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, writer |
| Known for | Bilingual poet |
Ciara Ní É is a bilingual Irish poet, writer and television presenter.
Biography[]
Ciara Ní É was born in Clontarf, Dublin. Though not raised speaking Irish, Ní É went to Coláiste Chamuis, Rossaveel in the Gaeltacht, the Irish speaking parts of Ireland, during her secondary school summers. She completed a degree in English Literature and Modern Irish at Trinity College, Dublin in 2013. After graduating, Ní É spent a year in London with Dorling Kindersley. In 2015, she completed a master's degree in Scríobh agus Cumarsáid na Gaeilge at University College Dublin. Ní É founded the REIC poetry night while taking her MA course.[1] Ní É completed a year of teaching Irish as a Fulbright scholar teaching Irish at Villanova University, 2017 - 2018.[2][3][4]
Ní É is a regular broadcaster both on the national TV channels of RTÉ and TG4. Since 2017, she also creates a regular YouTube series called 'What The Focal!?' where she talks about Irish. In 2020, she is the writer-in-residence for Dublin City University.[5][6][3][7]
References[]
- ^ "Announcing Ciara Ní É as an Irish Writers Centre Ambassador". Irish Writers Centre - Dublin, Ireland. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ "'I was brought up speaking English and I never went to a Gaelscoil'". The Irish Times. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ a b McKinney, Seamus (2020-04-30). "Belfast Gaeltacht to feature in new language documentary". The Irish News. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "Ciara Ní É". Fulbright.
- ^ "8 LGBT+ content creators you need to follow if you want to brush up on your cúpla focal as Gaeilge!". GCN. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "DCU Music and poet Ciara Ni É look to the future for project celebrating the end of COVID-19 crisis". DCU. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Adam, Brian (2020-05-08). "A new documentary about the Irish language outside the Gaeltacht to be broadcast on TG4 tonight". Euro X live. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
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